All The Trolls Remained Shook From The Volcano Eruption. 🌋

But No Lava Bursted Out Everywhere.

Trollex Opened His Eyes.
"Uh....How Come We Aren't Burned And Melted?"

"How Come Your Not A Fish Stick?"
Gomdori Asked.

"WE'RE IN HEAVEN THAT'S WHY! 😭"
Guy Yelled And Cried.

"Guys, Look"
Hickory Pointed Around.

Wormholes Began To Appear Everywhere Around The Island And Water.

The Trolls Gasp Relieved.

"It Worked!"
Pennywhistle Bounced Happily.

"YAYYYYY!!!"
The Trolls Cheer.

"Total Rad-"
Sid Fret Said.

"But Uh....Where's Branch And Poppy And Barb?"
Riff Scratched His Head.

Trollzart Looker Back At The Jungle.
"I Fear They May Be In There..."

"Cmon Everyone!"
Delta Gestures.

The Trolls Ran In The Jungle To Find Them.

~~~

Poppy And Barb Go To The Entrance Of The Cave.

Poppy Coughs And Blows The Smoke Away.

"Branch?? Braaanch???"
Poppy Looked Around.

Creek Was On The Floor In A Fetal Position.

Barb Grabbed Creek By The Throat.

"ARGH-"
Creek Yelped.

Barb Used Her Other Hand For A Fist.
"WHY YOU LITTLE-"

"Hold On Barb!"
Poppy Said.

"Hmph"
Barb Drops Creek.

Poppy Helped Creek Up.
"Creek, Where Is Branch?"

"And Say The Truth"
Barb Said Firmly.

"H-He Just Told Me To Run Out The Cave Before It Erupted! He Said He Had To Do Something"
Creek Said.

Poppy Started To Get Worried.
"Oh No..."

Poppy Ran Inside The Cave.

Barb Glared At Creek.
"-.-"

"Heh......Herdi Verdi? 😁"
Creek Said.

All The Trolls Came To The Cave Area.

"What's Going On?!"
King Quincy Asked.

"Is Everyone Alright?"
Queen Essence Asked.

"Yeah, Just With This Weirdo"
Barb Gestures.

"......WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!?!?!"
Creek Said.

"Nun Of Your Yellow Shorts Business"
Barb Said.

"Bros, Hold Him"
Barb Threw Creek To Cooper And Prince D.

Cooper And Prince D Caught Creek.

Both Brothers Growl At Creek.

Creek Gulps.

Poppy Ran Around The Cave Looking For Branch.

"Branch?! Branch?!?!? Are You In Here?!"
Poppy Called Out.

Poppy Suddenly Gasped.

As Branch Was Layed Out On The Ground, Burned Up.

Poppy Quickly Went To Him.
"No No No No! BRANCH?! BRANCH???"

Poppy Rapidly Tapped Branch's Face.

Branch Didn't Move.

Poppy Started Hyperventilating.
"No No No GUYS! GUYSSS!!!"

"Huh?"
Barb Turned Her Head.

"It's Poppy!"
Hickory Said.

All The Trolls Ran Into The Cave And Circled Around Poppy And Branch.

The Trolls Gasp And Murmur.

"Branch?"
Barb Tapped Branch's Forehead.

"H-He's Got To Be Alright! Just A Injury Right???"
Poppy Said.

Hickory Went To Them.
"Let Me See"

Hickory Kneeled To Branch's Chest And Leaned His Ear Against It.

Hickory Picked Up Branch's Hand And Tried To Feel His Pulse.

"HE HAS TO BE ALRIGHT! HE NEEDS TO WAKE UP! I-I KNOW HE WILL!"
Poppy Whimpered.

Hickory Sighs.
"Poppy"

"HE'S A SURVIVALIST! HE'LL COME BACK!"
Poppy Said.

"Poppy..."
Hickory Said.

"HE WILL GET THROUGH IT!!"
Poppy Said.

"POPPY!!!!"
Hickory Yelled.

"WHAT!!!!!!"
Poppy Screamed With Tears Coming Down.

Hickory Pats Her Back.
"....There's No Pulse..."

Poppy's Ears Went Down As She Couldn't Believe It.

Barb And The Snackpack Began Frowning.

All The Trolls Had Sad Expressions.

Poppy Brought Branch To Her Lap And Held Him Close, Sniffing.

King Peppy Was About To Go To His Daughter.
".....Poppy..."

"NO!"
Poppy Turned Away Holding Branch.

King Peppy Looks Down.

Poppy's Tears Came Down More.
"Oh Branch......I'm So Sorry. T-This Is All My Fault....If I Had Just Let You Be Yourself And Captain....This Would've Never- UGH! 😣"

Everyone Stayed Quiet.

Poppy's Tears Fell Onto Branch's Cheek.

Poppy Rocked Branch A Bit.
"I Remember.....W-When You Installed Those Eye Stalks A-A-And You Just Wanted Us To Be Safe....But I Kept You From Doing It....B-But Then You Did It Anyway......"

Poppy Stroked Branch's Cheeked.
"Shows You Care......So Much......A-And I'm Sorry I Pushed That Away.....A-A-Almost Constantly..."

Poppy Cried Into Branch's Shoulder.

Barb Rubbed Her Hands Sadly, Put Her Head Down.

The Trolls Began To Put Their Head Down In Sadness.

Poppy Kept Looking Into Branch's Bruised Face.

Poppy Stroked His Cheek Again.

As She Began To Sing About Branch.

🎵 Oh, his eyes....his eyes...🎵

🎵 Make the stars look like they're not shining...🎵

Poppy Stroked Branch's Hair.
🎵 His hair.....his hair...🎵

🎵 Flows perfectly without him
trying...🎵

🎵 He's so wonderfullll~🎵

🎵 And I'll tell him
everydaaay...🎵

🎵 I know....I know, when I compliment him he won't believe me🎵

🎵 And it's so, it's so, sad to think that he don't see what i see...🎵

🎵 But everytime he asks me do i look okay.......you know i'll saaaay~🎵

🎵 When i see your
faceee...🎵

🎵 There's not a thing that i would change...🎵

🎵 Cause Branch you're
amazing~🎵

🎵 Just the way youuuu
areee..🎵

🎵 And when you
smiiiile~🎵

🎵 The whole world stops and stares for a while...🎵

🎵 Cause Branch you're
amazing~🎵

🎵 Just the way youuu
areee..🎵

🎵 Ohhh you know, you know I'll never ask you to changeee🎵

🎵 If perfect's what your searching for then just stay the same..🎵

🎵 So don't bother asking if you look
okay-🎵

🎵 You'll know I'll saaaaay~🎵

🎵 When i see your
faceee...🎵

🎵 There's not a thing that i would change...🎵

🎵 Cause Branch you're
amazing~🎵

🎵 Just the way youuu
areee..🎵

🎵 And when you
smiiile~🎵

🎵 The whole world stops and stares for a while...🎵

🎵 Cause Branch you're
amazing~🎵

🎵 Just the way youuuu
areee...🎵

🎵 The way you areee~🎵

🎵 The way you areee~🎵

🎵 The way you areee~🎵

🎵 The way you areee~🎵

🎵 Cause Branch you're
amazing~🎵

🎵 Just the way youuuu
areee...🎵

Poppy Held Branch Closer To Her.
🎵 And when i see you're
face...🎵

🎵 There's not a thing that i would
change...🎵

🎵 Cause Branch you're
amazing~🎵

🎵 Just the way youuu
areee...🎵

🎵 And when you smiiile~🎵

🎵 The whole world stops and stares for a while...🎵

🎵 Cause Branch you're
amazing~🎵

🎵 Just the way youuu...🎵

Poppy Sniffs And Finishes.
🎵........areeee...🎵

(Art by OpefuLee)

Poppy Cried More.

Everyone Remained In Silence Of Branch's Sadly Death.

Poppy Wouldn't Let Go Of Branch And Stayed Put.

Her Tears Drip Onto Branch.

Until Suddenly, Beating Was Heard Around The Cave.

Everyone Rose Their Heads Hearing The Sound.

Poppy Rose Her Head Hearing It Too.

Poppy Noticed A Light And Looked Down At Branch.

A Blue Glow Of Branch's Heart Was Beating. 💙

Everyone Noticed And Gasped Softly.

Poppy Held Branch's Cheek.
"Branch.....?"

Branch Coughed A Bit.

Poppy's Ears Went Up Slowly.

Branch Looked Up At Poppy.
"P-Poppy?"

Poppy Smiled Wider Than Ever.
"BRANCHHH!!!"

Poppy Hugged Branch Tight.

"YAYYYY!!!"
The Trolls Cheered Relieved.

"Okay Okay, Still A Bit Hurt"
Branch Chuckled In A Cough.

Poppy Let Go.
"Oh! Sorry!"

Barb Kneeled To Them.
"Seriously Dude?! You Were Dead! You Got Me All Sad And Shizzz. Don't Get Used To It By The Way"

"Yeah! How Is This Possible???"
Poppy Wondered.

"I Think It Was Your Love That Saved Me"
Branch Said.

"My Love?"
Poppy Said Confused.

"Yeah. Maybe For Trolls....Life Doesn't Life....Love Gives Us Life"
Branch Smiled.

"Awwwww"
All The Trolls Awed.

"Wowwww, Deep"
Poppy Giggles.

Poppy Held Branch's Hand.
"Branch, I'm Sorry I Ever Wanted Your Attitude To Change In The Situation We Were In. It Wasn't Right"

"Poppy I'm Sorry, Maybe Sometimes I Do Need To Loosen Up"
Branch Shrugged.

"No! Don't You Ever Say That. The Branch I Love Doesn't Loosen Up And Is Always Cautious And Alert. You Don't Ever Change That. I Love You For You"
Poppy Told Him.

Branch Grinned.
"I Love You For You Too Poppy"

Poppy Awed.
"Awww That's So-"

Branch Then Kissed Poppy On The Lips, For The First Time.

Poppy Happily Kissed Him Back.

Barb Looked Away.
"Ugh, In Front Of Me Again....Yuck"

Both Part Away And Laugh.

Poppy Nuzzles Branch.
"My Branchie~"

"Okay Soooo, Everyone Is Saved And No One Dead. What Do We Do Now For A Vacation?"
Prince D Asked.

"Yeah, We Can Just Straight Up Go Home. The Wormholes Are Here"
Trollex Said.

"Ohhhh, Imma Leave This Up To Branch. He Started This Vacation, So He Can Choose For Us"
Poppy Nudged.

"Oh?"
Branch Said.

"Well Branch?"
Biggie Said.

Everyone Turned Their Attention To Branch For His Decision.

Branch Smirks With A Idea.
"Wellllll......Maybeeee 😏...."